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The Fiscal Council has prepared a report on its operation in the past year, which it is obliged to submit, pursuant to the Fiscal Rule Act, to the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia by the end of May each year. The Fiscal Council estimates that in 2020 all the obligations imposed by legislation […]

According to provisional data, the state budget deficit amounted to EUR 1.318 million in the first four months of 2021, and without the direct effect of COVID-related measures the deficit would have amounted to EUR 296 million. A deficit of EUR 2,747 million is envisaged in the state budget for the whole year. After favourable […]

In drawing up each assessment of budget documents, the Fiscal Council asks the Ministry of Finance for detailed general government revenue and expenditure projections based on the projections that are evident from the draft 2021 Stability Programme. This time, detailed projections were particularly important for drawing up the assessment of the compliance of budget documents […]

In the current uncertain climate, deviations from the medium-term balance are permitted due to exceptional circumstances in accordance with the Fiscal Rule Act, provided that this does not endanger fiscal sustainability in the medium term. The projections for 2021 and 2022 in the submitted budget documents indicate an expansionary fiscal policy that is countercyclical according […]

In principle, public investment can make a positive contribution to economic growth and the strengthening of economic potential, and thus to developmental catch-up. The available fiscal plans and guidelines for the creation of the EU Next Generation Fund suggest that public investment should play a key role in ensuring the recovery from the current epidemic […]

According to preliminary data, the state budget deficit in the first three months of 2021 was EUR 1,291 million, which is almost half of the projected deficit for the whole of 2021. Not counting the direct effect of COVID measures, the deficit amounts to EUR 432 million. While a deficit increase in the first quarter is not uncommon, mostly due to […]